On Saturday, Northwestern State welcomes Central Arkansas at Prather Coliseum. The game tips off at 4 p.m. EST. The Demons beat the Bears 100-88 on Jan. 12 and are 8-1 against them over the last four years.

Northwestern State is in second place in the conference, Central Arkansas is in seventh place. Northwestern State has won its last five games.

In an 85-73 win over Oral Roberts on Feb. 7, James Hulbin put up 19 points for the Demons. He tallies 12.7 points per game and also adds 6.3 rebounds per game. The Bears were defeated by Stephen F. Austin 72-36 on Feb. 7 despite 4 points from Daouda Berete. He is averaging 5.2 points and 2.8 rebounds per game. One category in which Central Arkansas is especially proficient is turnover percentage at 18.4 percent, ranking second in their conference (and 78th nationally).

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Even computers respect Northwestern State more. We have a better RPI this season than Central Arkansas (RPI: #100 vs #306).

James Hulbin is ranked 9th in the Southland in rebounds and 7th in the Southland in blocks.

How does our back look? Northwestern State is ranked higher than Central Arkansas in the Southland (#3 vs #7).